83. Section 2(1) of the Employment Act (Cap. 91, 2009 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “seaman” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “employee” and substituting the word “seafarer”;
(b)
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “salary”, the following definition:
“ “seafarer” means any person, including the master, who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a ship, but does not include —
(a)
a pilot;
(b)
a port worker;
(c)
a person temporarily employed on the ship during the period it is in port; and
(d)
a person who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a harbour craft or pleasure craft licensed under regulations made under section 41 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 170A), when the harbour craft or pleasure craft is used within a port declared by the Minister under section 3 of that Act;”; and
(c)
by deleting the word “seaman” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “workman” and substituting the word “seafarer”.